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Submitted: 1/11/14 • Approved: 1/12/14 • Last Updated: 1/15/14 • R973159-G0-S3
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS US Army
World War II
November 23, 1924 -- August 12, 2011
*Obituary
Springdale Morning News
Monday, August 15, 2011
CAVE SPRINGS - Rubon "R.F." Reeves, 86, of Cave Springs, died Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. He was born Nov. 23, 1924, in Wellington, Texas, to Leonard and Doshia Kessee Reeves, the 10th of 12 children.
Mr. Reeves served in the Army during WWII. After the war he married Paula Booher on June 20, 1947, in Oxnard, Calif. He worked in the gas and oil industry for both Richfield (Arco) Oil and Mobil, and later owned and operated several service stations in California.
As a boy and young man he was a great horseman and loved to ride the sand hills of Wellington. Later in life he enjoyed water skiing, fishing and camping. He was a member of the First Assembly of God and a dedicated Christian. He was a faithful husband and loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
At the time of his death he resided in the Wellington subdivision in Cave Springs which he developed and named after his childhood hometown.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, six sisters, many nieces, nephews, and a grandson, Bryan Urquhart.
He is survived by his wife, Paula Reeves, of the home; three children, Brenda Nowicki and husband Dennis of Dallas, Texas, Mark Reeves and wife Debbie of Cave Springs, Denise McIntosh of Plano, Texas; five grandchildren, Greg Urquhart, Shawntelle Reeves, Cody Reeves, Ryan Reeves, Jeff Patterson; and five great-grandchildren, Ashley, Malea, Austin, Lexie and Chase.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, at Heritage Funeral Home in Springdale. Online tributes may be sent to the family at www.heritageofnwa.com.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, at Springdale First Assembly of God with Pastor Bob Fant officiating. Interment will be at Springtown Cemetery with military honors.
Memorial contributions may be made to Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale, AR 72762.
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